Casserole

Make- It- Mine Casserole

8 ounces packaged dried Pasta

1 pound Meat or one 15 oz can Beans

1 10.75 oz. can Condensed Soup

1 1/2 cups Frozen Vegetables

1 cup Shredded Cheese (4 oz)

3/4 cup Milk

1/4 cup Goodie

1 teaspoon Seasoning

1/2 cup Topper (Optional)

1. Preheat oven to 350. Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and return to pan.

2. In a large skillet cook Meat until meat is brown. Drain fat; discard. (If using ham, tuna, or beacns, skip this step.)

3. Add Meat, Condensed Soup, Frozen Vegetable, half of the Shredded Cheese, the milk, Goodie, and Seasoning to cooked Pasta; stir well to combine. Transfer Pasta mixture to the prepared pan. Sprinkle with remaining Shredded Cheese.

4. Bake, covered, in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Uncover; if desired, sprinkle with Topper. Return to oven and bake for 10 to 15 minutes more or until heated through and Topper (if using) is lightly browned. 

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* Goodie- Canned sliced Mushrooms, Canned sliced Water Chestnuts, Roasted Red Sweet Peppers, Slivered Almonds, or ripe Kalamata or Green Olives.

** Pasta- Egg Noodles, Mostaccioli, Macaroni, Farfalle, Penne, or Rotini.

*** Meat/Tuna/Beans- Ground Beef, Sausage, Ground Turkey, 2 cups chopped Ham, two 6 oz. cans of Tuna, or canned black/kidney beans.

**** Condensed Soup- Broccoli- Cheese, Cream of Celery, Cream of Chicken, Cream of Mushroom, Creamy Mushroom with Roasted Garlic, or Tomato.

***** Frozen Vegetable- Broccoli Florets, Mixed Vegetables, Peas, Peppers and Onions stir- fry Vegetables. 

****** Shredded Cheese- Cheddar, Italian blend, Mexican blend, Monterey Jack, Monterey Jack, Swiss. 

******* Seasoning- Cajun, Italian, Dried Basil (crushed), Dried Oregano (Crushed), Dried Thyme, and/or Chili Powder plus 1/4 tsp. Ground Cumin.

******** Topper- Chow Mein Noodles, coarsely Chopped Nuts, crushed Corn Chips, crushed Potato Chips, crushed rich round Crackers, Panko or soft Bread Crumbs tossed with 2 Tbsp. melted Butter.

 

Laid out all the ingredients to make sure we had everything!

 

Now I'm becoming a pro, I can make noodles and meat at the same time! 

 

Noodles are done, time to add in everything else.

 

Ready to go in the oven.

 

Ready to Eat!